The state will be guaranteed a $100 million annual minimum from the tribe, which now is allowed to offer Las Vegas-style slots as well as card games like baccarat and blackjack at its seven casinos across the state, including Hard Rock casinos in Hollywood and Tampa. Pari-mutuels say Florida sold itself short with gambling compact -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com November 19, 2007. The state will be guaranteed a $100 million annual minimum from the tribe, which now is allowed to offer Las...

Empire King battles six equally-tested gallopers tonight as he resumes his search for that one title lacking in his vast collection. After missing it in the past two Novembers, this multi-titled chestnut horse takes a crack for one more time at the MARHO Breeders Cup Classic, the marquee event of a six-race program highlighting the 12th anniversary of the association this afternoon. Journal Online - Philippine Tabloid featuring news, current events, celebrities, entertainment, local...

In August, a humane officer from Somerset County and state police searched the property and removed five horses and a goat with various untreated medical conditions and injuries, according to a press release. A person who violates this subsection on a second or subsequent occasion commits a misdemeanor of the third degree for each equine animal transported. He was charged with eight counts, but pleaded guilty to two as part of a plea agreement. Additionally, he cannot own, possess or work...

All racehorses in both states which did not contract EI have been vaccinated while Victoria has stepped up efforts to ensure it remains out of that state. The Victorian Government will instal night-vision cameras at border crossings to record the details of horse-related vehicles trying to enter into the state illegally. Police allege the man jumped the border late at night on 28 September via a back route near Bombala taking two riding ponies to a property at Heyfield, 200km east of Melbourne.

Mosquito season is officially over, but state health officials have just confirmed the third human case this year of the mosquito-borne virus eastern equine encephalitis. EEE is a serious and potentially deadly virus transmitted through mosquito bites. The persons name and condition has not been released. Download Podcast more news. Third case of EEE reported in Hampton. The state Department of Health and Human Services completed testing Thursday, announcing that a Hampton resident...

Historic Walnford: Not far by road, but distant by the years, a homestead preserves a fruitful past We could have stepped into a Constable painting, lacking only the cow in the water. Behind an imposing sled, draped with a thick and vivid carriage robe, rests a gleaming sidesaddle, with a pommel polished by the sure hand of Sarah in her hurtling rides. They are gold mines of information about memorable sites in the area, such as that larger old mill town, Allentown, prize-winning wineries...

There is no question that team sports are encouraged in elementary school but unlike her school in Omaha, her school here in North Carolina did not offer volley ball. Therein lies the age old question: what is there, besides cheerleading, being offered to young girls engendering fitness as well as social interaction? Enter Girls on the Run. The mission statement for Girls on the Run says is "a non-profit prevention program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy...

SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > Page 2 -- Something old, some things new with SoCal jockey colony. Valenzuela, 45, was initially sidelined with broken ribs incurred when kicked by a horse in the Hollywood Park paddock and the absence was prolonged when he submitted to knee surgery last spring and didn't receive a physician's clearance to ride again until last month. Valenzuela, 45, was initially sidelined with broken ribs incurred when kicked by a horse in the Hollywood Park paddock and the...